Customs & Trade Data Analyst

Avnet•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

The Customs & Trade Data Analyst combines customs and international trade expertise with advanced analytical capabilities to support customs operations, trade programs, tariff management, and business decision-making. The role analyzes complex customs, broker, ERP, and trade data to identify trends, exceptions, financial impacts, data-quality issues, and opportunities for tariff mitigation, duty recovery, and process improvement. Working cross-functionally with Logistics, Global Trade Compliance, Transportation, Finance, Operations, and technology teams, the analyst improves trade-data visibility, capture, accuracy, and usability. The position develops reporting and actionable insights, supports trade programs and tariff initiatives, investigates discrepancies, and helps implement tools, interfaces, controls, and process improvements across systems. The role also establishes process documentation and may participate in or lead project teams.

Requirements

At least 5 years of progressive experience in customs, international trade, import operations, trade programs, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience analyzing customs and trade data and providing business insights.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience providing comparable knowledge and job skills.
Strong analytical capabilities and experience working with large datasets.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ACE Portal.
Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. customs requirements and trade programs, including free trade agreements, tariff programs, customs entry processes, and duty recovery programs.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate insights effectively.
Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies and drive process improvements.
Must be a U.S. citizen and authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship is not available.
Extensive knowledge and application of principles, theories, and concepts for aggregating and analyzing large datasets.
Ability to develop solutions to complex problems requiring in-depth evaluation of situations, data, and variables.
Ability to work independently, exercise judgment and discretion, and determine approaches to assignments.
Ability to coordinate work across departments or organizations and interact with senior professionals and management.

Nice To Haves

U.S. Customs Broker License or Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) designation.
Experience with SQL or comparable query tools, SAP, and trade systems.

Responsibilities

Analyze large and complex customs, broker, ERP, and trade datasets to identify trends, exceptions, financial impacts, data-quality issues, and improvement opportunities.
Analyze duty and tariff activity across HTS classifications, countries of origin, suppliers, products, business units, and trade programs.
Reconcile customs, broker, ERP, and other trade-related data; investigate discrepancies, data gaps, exceptions, and root causes.
Develop dashboards, KPIs, exception reporting, recurring analyses, and ad hoc analyses to support customs and trade activities and business decisions.
Translate complex customs and trade data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
Apply knowledge of U.S. customs requirements and international trade programs when analyzing transactions, data, and trade-related documentation.
Analyze country-of-origin, HTS classification, supplier, product, and certificate data supporting customs and trade programs.
Support tariff preference, duty recovery, and tariff mitigation initiatives through data analysis and research.
Research customs and trade-related issues and coordinate with Global Trade Compliance or other technical stakeholders when formal regulatory interpretation or determination is needed.
Improve the capture, visibility, accuracy, and usability of customs and trade data by partnering with business and technology teams on tools, interfaces, reporting solutions, and process improvements.
Identify trade-data requirements and gaps across customs, broker, ERP, logistics, and other relevant sources.
Develop and monitor data-quality controls and exception reporting to identify missing, inaccurate, or inconsistent trade data.
Support testing and implementation of new or enhanced tools, interfaces, reporting solutions, and processes involving customs and trade data across systems.
Identify opportunities to automate recurring data collection, reconciliation, monitoring, and reporting.
Improve the completeness, consistency, and accessibility of trade-related data across systems and processes.
Support continuous-improvement initiatives involving customs operations, tariff management, trade programs, data, and reporting.
Collect, compile, and analyze data from databases and perform statistical analysis for internal customer groups.
Create reports, dashboards, and templates to collect, display, and analyze information needed for business decisions and assigned projects.
Evaluate information from multiple sources and communicate the quality and findings of analyses in comprehensible ways.
Gather, aggregate, model, and analyze information from multiple sources regarding the trade and customs landscape.
Establish process standards and procedures; conduct business analysis and create and maintain process maps, requirements, and training documentation.
Participate in or lead project teams and identify, investigate, and help implement opportunities to improve processes, procedures, and key performance metrics.
Perform other duties as assigned.